Source : Scordo You are managing a multi-million dollar project, and discover several critical pieces of data in the project information repository have been modified without authorization. What should you do? A. Determine the extent of the data breach, and implement security procedures to prevent a...

Yes WBS can be used as communication tool specially when the stakeholder (outside project team) are pushing to add new work/scope that is not defined in charter or WBS. Within the project team, it serves as a. tool to clarify the work packages b.to assign the work packages to the team members c. pro...

Source : Scordo If you are working on a project with constantly changing scope, which contract type would work best when hiring an outside vendor to complete a portion of the work? a. Cost reimbursable b. Lump sum c.Time and material d. Fixed price I picked option A as my answer but the correct answ...

As per PMBOK “Change Request is a formal proposal to modify any project document, deliverable or baseline. “ Only documents that are in planning stage (before approval) can be modified without formal CR. But to answer your question, no project documents can be modified without CR including stakehold...

Corrective action and preventive actions do not affect the project baselines but can affect the performance of the project. Most of the times. they improve the project performance. Defect repair is normally to correct the nonconformance of the project deliverable and thus can impact project manageme...

Control Quality is the process of monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes. To evaluate control quality output data, the project team must ideally have a working knowledge of: 1. Prevention and inspection 2. Sampling a...

Which of the following is the benefit for analogous project estimate ? a. It will be closer to what the work will actually require b. It is based on detailed understanding of what the work requires c. It gives project team an understanding of management's expectation d. It helps the PM to determine ...

Here is my understanding Cost baseline is the time phased budget allocated for all the project expenses and does not include management reserve. Some contingency reserve is allocated (within cost baseline) to deal with known unknown type of project work like rework etc. Management reserve is meant t...

You are managing a project in a foreign country. In this country there is a normal practice for business people to exchange gifts when very large contracts, such as the one you are working on, are signed. The gift is of a greater value than your company’s policy for gift exchange will allow. You hav...

You are managing a project and the customer’s engineer visits your facility on an inspection and general getting acquainted tour. During the tour they make the comment that the parts that are being designed should be in stainless steel instead of plain steel with enamel. What should you do? a. Autho...

You are the project manager for a project that has high visibility. Your manager wants you to prepare a presentation for him to present at a conference. Most of the material in the presentation will be facts that are the results of your project. Your manager intends to present the material under his...

I found this question from pmp question bank confusing.. --------------------------- You are the manager of a research group that is developing a new chemical material. You hire a person from a competing company who has a great deal of expertise in this area. The person contributes greatly to the pr...

1. Top down estimate approach is also called as analogous estimate. Top down estimate : When you are estimating your project cost/schedule based on the projects that are similar to your projects (in terms of scope, cost, budget, duration, wbs etc), you use historical data and expert judgment to come...

Ranjit, Agree with your additional cost calculation but if you see the crashing cost for option 3 it is either $2650 or $3950 (based on my calculation) then why would one pick option 3 than option1? Based on PMBOK glossary : "Crashing is a technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the...

5 tasks have to be completed one after another in your project. The contract with sponsor contains very strict penalties for project delay. The schedule reveals that the project has a negative float of 3 months. Which of the following task(s) should be crashed to bring the project on schedule? Refer...

the VP of customer service has expressed concern over a project in which you are involved. His specific concern is that if the project is implemented as planned, he'll have to purchase additional equipment to staff his customer service center. The cost was not taken into consideration in the project...

I don't remember the source of this question. In my understanding option C is correct. Any other thought? -------------------------------------- The project sponsor has asked to meet with the project manager to discuss project costs. The sponsor is unhappy with the project estimate, as she feels the...

Based on the org. type PM role and reporting varies. In PMBOK, table 2-1 on page 22 provides the details 1. Functional Organization: Refer to page 22 in PMBOk, in functional org. there is no much concept of separate project management as each functional manager handles the projects along with its ma...

You will not be handling a large project with multiple departments & suppliers participating. Stakeholder management will be key for your success. You expect politics, conflicts, and personal gains coming in the way of project’s success. How do you handle the politics between all the stakeholder...